Plasma free and total carnitine measured in children by tandem mass spectrometry
Free and total carnitine quantification is important as a complementary test for the diagnosis of unusual metabolic diseases, including fatty acid degradation disorders. The present study reports a new method for the quantification of free and total carnitine in dried plasma specimens by isotope dil...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2002-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002001100003 |